Description
🎓 HTRI and Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers Training — live online training from 3D-LABS, taught by practising design engineers who build the calculators and software used on EPC projects every day.
⏱ Duration: 6 weeks · 🕑 Schedule: 2 hrs/day, weekday or weekend batches · 📶 Level: Advanced · 💻 Mode: Live online, every session recorded
👷 Who this course is for
Process and mechanical engineers who size, rate or review heat exchangers, and static equipment engineers who want the thermal side to go with their mechanical design skills.
📚 Course structure
- Heat transfer fundamentals for design — Duty, LMTD and correction factors, overall coefficients, fouling and the economics of surface area.
- Shell and tube configuration — TEMA types, tube layout and pitch, baffle types and cut, passes, and what each choice does to pressure drop.
- Thermal rating workflow — Rating versus design versus simulation mode, convergence, and reading an output file critically.
- Pressure drop and vibration — Shell and tube side pressure drop, flow-induced vibration checks and acoustic resonance.
- Condensers and reboilers — Condensing curves, subcooling, kettle and thermosyphon reboilers and circulation checks.
- Air cooled exchangers — Bay and bundle configuration, fan selection, air side control and winterisation.
- Plate and compact exchangers — Gasketed and welded plate units, selection limits and when they beat shell and tube.
- Fouling and cleaning strategy — Fouling allowance selection, cleaning cycles and designing for maintainability.
- Mechanical interface — Tubesheet and channel design inputs, nozzle loads, expansion joints and TEMA mechanical checks.
- Datasheets and vendor review — Completing a TEMA datasheet and technically evaluating competing vendor offers.
🧮 3D-LABS calculators and software you will use
Every module is taught against real design sheets from our library of 680+ engineering calculators and our in-house software (HEAT EX Master) — you keep access to them and can use them on the job from day one.
- Shell and tube thermal design and surface area
- LMTD correction factor and effectiveness-NTU
- Shell and tube side pressure drop
- Condenser and reboiler duty sizing
- Air cooled exchanger bundle and fan sizing
- Tube vibration and natural frequency check
- Fouling factor and cleaning interval sheet
- TEMA datasheet and tubesheet thickness check
🖥 Tools, codes and standards covered
TEMA standards, HTRI rating workflow, ASME Section VIII Div 1 for the mechanical side, API 660 and API 661 for shell and tube and air cooled exchangers.
📦 What is included
- Certificate of completion issued by 3D-LABS
- Lifetime access to course notes and session recordings
- Working calculators and templates used in class
- A guided mini-project with reviewed deliverables
- Doubt-clearing support with the trainer after the batch ends
🎯 What you can do after this course
Size a new exchanger, rate an existing one against changed duty, diagnose a unit that underperforms, and review vendor thermal designs without taking their word for it.
📋 How to Enrol
Add this course to your cart to reserve a seat, or talk to us first: 💬 WhatsApp Us | 📧 Email Us. New batches start every month and seats are limited to keep sessions interactive.
About HTRI and Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers Training
HTRI and Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers Training is a 3D-LABS Software Mastery course designed for engineers wanting hands-on mastery of industry-standard engineering software. By the end of this course, you will be able to produce production-quality output in the software from day one on a real project. The course combines live-cohort sessions (weekends) with self-paced material available 24/7.
Who HTRI and Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers Training is for
HTRI and Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers Training is designed for:
- Early-career engineers wanting to accelerate practical skills in the topic.
- Experienced engineers moving into a new domain or refreshing their working knowledge.
- Team leads wanting to level-set junior team members on a specific skill.
- Students preparing for professional roles in the discipline.
What is included
- Live-cohort sessions — weekend sessions with the instructor, 2 hours each, recorded for those who cannot attend live.
- Self-paced modules — recorded lessons, exercises, and reference material available 24/7 in your account.
- Project-based assessment — real-project deliverable at the end, not a multiple-choice quiz.
- Certificate of completion — verifiable online at 3d-labs.com/verify.
- 12 months of access — pace yourself, revisit material anytime within the access window.
- Access to spreadsheet library — course-relevant subset of the 621 3D-LABS engineering spreadsheets included at no extra cost.
Course structure and duration
Total duration: 6-12 weeks depending on scope. Each week: 2 hours live session + 3-5 hours self-paced material + 2-4 hours applied exercises. Total commitment: 7-11 hours per week. Compatible with a full-time job — most students work through the course alongside their day job.
Instructors
HTRI and Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers Training is taught by senior 3D-LABS engineers with 10-20+ years of hands-on industry experience — not academics. Every technique taught has been used on real client projects. Instructor bios and previous course reviews are on the course page.
Pricing and enrolment
HTRI and Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers Training is priced at ₹16,000 (USD equivalent shown in cart). Payment methods: Cashfree (India) or PayPal International. Corporate group discounts start at 3 enrolments. Enterprise licensing available — contact sales@3d-labs.com.
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Frequently asked questions
How is HTRI and Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers Training delivered?
HTRI and Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers Training combines live-cohort sessions with self-paced material. Live sessions run on weekends (2 hours, IST time zone) and are recorded for those who cannot attend live. Self-paced material — recorded lessons, exercises, and reference documents — is available in your account 24/7.
What is the course duration?
Typical duration: 6 weeks. You have 12 months of access from purchase, so you can pace yourself. Live cohort sessions run in defined 6 week windows — you can join the current cohort or wait for the next one.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. After completing all lessons and passing the final assessment (typically a project deliverable, not a multiple-choice quiz), you receive a certificate of completion from 3D-LABS. The certificate is verifiable online at 3d-labs.com/verify.
Who teaches the course?
Courses are taught by senior 3D-LABS engineers with 10-20+ years of industry experience. Instructor bios are on the course page. This is applied engineering practice from working engineers, not academic theory.
What if the course does not meet my expectations?
7-day satisfaction guarantee. If you have attended the first live session or completed the first module of self-paced material and are not satisfied, email us within 7 days for a full refund. After 7 days, refunds are pro-rated based on material accessed.
About 3D-LABS training
HTRI and Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers Training is one of 19 online courses from 3D-LABS — engineering training built by working engineers, taught with real project deliverables, and priced for the Indian market with global relevance. Since 2003, we have trained thousands of engineers across pressure vessel design, piping stress, structural design, CAESAR II, STAAD.Pro, and other software and disciplines.
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